The Murder Book
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Publisher Description
In this exciting and atmospheric second entry of this Cold Case Investigation mystery series Detective Lauren Riley is determined to bring the attacker that left her for dead to justice . . . even if it is a fellow police officer.
Cold Case Detectives Lauren Riley and her partner Shane Reese are helping the Homicide Squad after a murder earlier in the day left the department short-staffed. As their shift ends, Reese leaves Lauren alone only for her to be savagely beaten and stabbed from behind minutes later.
Lauren didn’t see her attacker, but knows it was a fellow police officer from the city-issued boots she glimpsed as she passed out. Stolen during the attack is the Murder Book, which contains evidence on all active cold cases. Without the book, old homicides became almost impossible to track down.
Who in police headquarters would try to kill a fellow officer? Why’d they suddenly want the Murder Book? Although hurt and on enforced leave, nothing will stop Lauren from seeking answers . . . but who on the force can she trust and how safe is she within her own home?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Redmond's gripping second mystery featuring Det. Lauren Reed of the Buffalo (N.Y.) Police Cold Case Homicide unit (after 2018's A Cold Day in Hell), Lauren is working in her office one night when someone stabs her in the back and stomps on her head. Before she loses consciousness, she gets a partial glimpse of the assailant, who's wearing boots and police uniform pants, carrying away her Murder Book, which contains the records of all the unit's cold cases. On Lauren's release from the hospital, Shane Reese, her devoted police partner, vows to unofficially assist in finding the perpetrator, who appears to be a fellow cop. Their only clues: the culprit, who is definitely a man, gained entry by using a stolen swipe card and absconded with the Murder Book after unsuccessfully attempting to enter the file room. As Lauren and Shane delve deeper, the danger increases, as a long-standing conspiracy within the ranks of law enforcement starts unraveling. Fans of contemporary police procedurals will want to see more of the plucky Lauren.
